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Katie Anderson, a reference librarian at The Paul Robeson Library in Rutgers-Camden, was invited to present a
brief overview of library services during the Resident Assistant and Community Assistant training in August.
Katie's presentation was part of a new library outreach program to Housing and Resident Life.

The focus of the presentation was to provide the RAs and CAs with the information and skills needed to guide
residents to the most appropriate library service for their research needs, especially when these needs come
during times that a librarian may not be available. RAs and CAs were provided with information to pass on to the
residents regarding subject specialist librarians, Research Guides, Ask-a-Librarian, Instant Chat and key elements
of the library website such as the library's social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, YouTube
and Pinterest), an Assignment calculator and a Plagiarism tutorial. The RAs and CAs were also asked to provide
feedback to the libraries regarding what kind of questions and problems the residents encounter with their
research.

The presentation included several "library memes" that will also be used to market library services campus-wide.
These memes include Boromir's advice regarding the finding of full text articles, a warning from Stephen Colbert,
Neil Gaiman's praise of librarians, words of wisdom from The Credible Hulk, and a "Call Me Maybe" shout out.

The library outreach program to Housing and Resident Life continues in the fall with Library Café' events (coffee,
snacks and a librarian available to answer questions and provide research help in a residence hall lounge) and
possible workshops on specific topics such as Academic Search Premier and Google Scholar.